Wiltz v. BAYER CROPSCIENCE, LTD. PARTNERSHIP

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

The Louisiana crawfish industry suffered a precipitous decline when rice seed coated with a pesticide allegedly decimated the 1999-2000 farm-raised crawfish crop. The plaintiffs in this putative class action are buyers and processors of farm-raised crawfish who seek to recover their economic loss from the pesticide manufacturer under the Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA), La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 9:2800.54. The district court granted summary judgment to the manufacturer because the plaintiffs’ economic loss was unaccompanied by damage to their own person or property.…